Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

Aug 8, 2000, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 2000, 3:45 PM EDT

In force

55 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Montgomery County, KY

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WUUS53 KJKL 081851
SVRJKL
KYC173-081945-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
250 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN KENTUCKY
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT STERLING

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO MONTGOMERY 
COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER MT STERLING AT 300 PM...OVER GATEWOODS STATION...3 MILES    
NORTHWEST OF COONS STATION AT 305 PM EDT AND OVER EWINGTON AT 310 PM 
EDT.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 55 MPH.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER
AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY 
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 
OFFICE IN JACKSON KY.

LAT...LON 3806 8402 3795 8390 3806 8385 3812 8393

HALL

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 8, 10:50 AM EDT, 4 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2000

ZONE PACKAGE GENERALLY IN GOOD SHAPE. FIRST BATCH OF SHRA/TSRA
POISED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES SHORTLY. VIS SAT PICS
SHOWING FEW SCT SHRAS DEVELOPING OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF CWA. FEW DIFFUSE
BNDRYS ALSO AROUND. CONVECTIVE TEMP SHOULD BE REACHED FAIRLY EASILY
THIS AFTERNOON. FAIRLY HIGH PWS/K INDEX/THETA-E AND OTHER
INSTABILITIES IN PLACE. MESO-ETA MODEL HITTING VORT MAX OVER S IN
PRETTY HARD AND MOVING INTO-ACROSS OH VALLEY/KY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

SEE NO REASON TO DROP FFA AS NORTHERN THIRD GOT GENEROUS SWATH OF
1-3 INCH RAINS LAST NIGHT AND FFG VALUES NOT THAT HIGH FOR THIS TIME
OF THE YEAR. ISOLATED HIT AND MISS HVY RAINERS/FEW SVR NOT OUT OF
QUESTION JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE OVER CWA.

WILL UPDATE MAINLY TO FRESHEN UP THE WORDING. WILL RAISE TEMPS OVER
THE SOUTH JUST A NOTCH.

.JKL...FLASH FLOOD W&ATCH FOR PART OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY THIS
       AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HALL

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1105 AM EDT TUE AUG 08 2000

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0330 AM    MONTICELLO                KY   WIND DAMAGE...
08/08/00   WAYNE                          TREE REPORTED DOWN
                                          IN CITY OF MONTICELLO.
                                          REPORTED BY POLICE
                                          DISPATCH.

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